Unoty

New Plymouth, New Zealand

Artist's Description

I think we kid ourselves sometimes that all is rosy and cool in the land of the long white cloud. We consider ourselves the land of peace, harmony and love; but until we truly address the injustices of the past and stop paying them lip service and telling ourselves we are all ‘one’ people we will be forever doomed to repeat those wrongs.

The recent raids on Tuhoe bear that out.

We are different people. Celebrate diversity, don’t try and homogenise us all. Learn, incorporate, accept, thrive.